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Guidance on Handling of Injectable Cytotoxic Drugs in Clinical Areas in in NHS Hospitals in the UK (Yellow Cover) Edition 1 July 2018

31 July 2018Intended audience: This document is intended as a reference and source of information to the following audiences: Nursing staff who handle cytotoxic chemotherapy (Oncology /…

Guidance on issuing the Steroid Emergency Card in adults

1 March 2021The NHS England and NHS Improvement national patient safety alert (NatPSA) has specified a number of actions that organisations need to implement.

Implementation considerations for the self-administration of medicines

25 January 2023Patients under hospital care should be supported to continue self-administering unless there are good reasons why they are unable to

Including medicines with Risk Minimisation Measures (RMM) in PGDs

16 March 2021Medicines with RMM may not be suitable for inclusion within Patient Group Directions (PGDs). If used, the RMM must be stated within the PGD.

Learning from medication incidents and harms

15 December 2022Practical guidance to ensure opportunities to learn from local intelligence, including patient harm are translated into shared local and national learning

Managing the risks of using effervescent tablets in children

9 March 2023Careful use of effervescent or soluble tablets to deliver part tablet doses for children and neonates can minimise risks of toxicity or suboptimal therapy.

Medication Safety Update

23 February 2023A resource collating the latest medication safety communications and publications to inform, support and inspire medication safety improvements.

Medication Safety in Primary Care: an on the couch conversation

1 November 2022Tony Jamieson, National Clinical Improvement Lead, discussed medication safety issues with primary care pharmacy staff.

Medication safety across the system: opioid safety

29 March 2023Discussion of key current medication safety challenges within healthcare with a focus on opioids. We aim to inspire partnership working across the system.

Medication safety across the system: time critical medicines

11 May 2023Discussion of key current medication safety challenges within healthcare with a focus on time critical medicines; inspiring partnership across the system.